The tens of thousands of The Queen's bees have been told of her death. John Chapple, the 79-year-old official Palace beekeeper, placed black ribbons around the hives, He also explained that King Charles III is now their new master, and that he will be good to them. “You knock on each hive and say, ‘The mistress is dead, but don’t you go. Your master will be a good master to you.’”
The centuries-old tradition of “telling the bees” comes from a superstition that if bees are not informed of their master’s death, they will stop producing honey or die or leave. It is believed the custom has Celtic roots, and continues through folklore in England, Wales, Ireland, Switzerland, The Netherlands, France, Germany, and parts of the United States.
Bees are also informed about births and marriages. I am fascinated by this. How sweet it is!
The queue for viewing the Queen's casket has been temporarily closed for at least 6 hours because its capacity has been reached, there was a 14 hour wait.
I'm hitting the like button on the field of tulips photo.
I'm not making a political comment, but does it seem like justice when Mark Chapman remains in prison ( which he should) while John Hinckley Jr has been released with no further court restrictions?
I can totally understand why they are doing it- to shift the narrative from abortion, where they lose, to a porous borders/we're all in danger story, where they do better. Understanding doesn't mean agreeing, fyi.
You skipped the first 2 definitions of "understand" in American Heritage to get to the 3rd ranked one. (Higher ranked context example than what you selected, which is what I used the word for: "We understand what they're saying; we just disagree with it.")
Here's the full link. My intended meanings are listed first, especially "b." (Yours was "c.")
a. To become aware of the nature and significance of; know or comprehend: She understands the difficulty involved.
b. To become aware of the intended meaning of (a person or remark, for example): We understand what they're saying; we just disagree with it. When he began describing his eccentric theories, we could no longer understand him.
c. To know and be tolerant or sympathetic toward: hoped that they would understand my complaint.
What Kevin said, below. I am certainly not agreeing with the policy. I am saying I understand what they are trying to do from a tactical/political perspective - fire up their base, etc. But I wrote this all with a fever, coughing up a lung from Covid and trying to keep up the string of not missing a newsletter, so maybe my language could have been more precise.
Who knows and who cares. The problem is they were encouraged to come here illegally. The boarder states are overwhelmed with them with no plan from the federal government. The
few that are being relocated are being relocated to sanctuary cities. Doesn’t that designation mean they want illegal immigrants there? Maybe now the federal government will devise a plan for them.
Deflect off of the childish and uncaring behavior of desantis and Abbott if you want.
It’s all politics and finger pointing. That’s the only point in their actions and your comments, not improving things. Just like trumps wall….the money spent on that could have been better spent improving immigration than yet another political publicity stunt to fire up a base. And it apparently worked on you.
Nothing I can say will alter your mindset so this convo is pointless.
Seems a little like an ACME/ Wile E. Coyote (Super Genius) equipment test. I guess if the grizzly comes at you with a cricket bat or a 2x4 you're all set, which is nice.
Check out the album by John Wayne titled America, Why I Love Her. It came out in the late 60's maybe early 70's and while the entire album is great, there's a track on it about the hyphenated American. If you have a bit of time to check it out, it's worth the time invested.
That grizzly bear suit looks like a Star Wars storm trooper. YIKES!! Although it pretty much shows the suit can survive hard blows and long bumpy falls (not sure about the person inside it!) , can a bear’s bite penetrate it?
• A Los Angeles Times copy editor passed away after a brief and sudden illness at age 65. Henry Fuhrmann was a "self-described word nerd," and he’s remembered for his one-man campaign to remove the use of "hyphenated Americans" from newspaper copy, arguing that referring to someone in a story as an "African-American" or "Asian-American" (Fuhrmann was Asian) "connote[s] an otherness, a sense that people of color are somehow not full citizens or fully American.” He prevailed when the Associated Press stylebook adopted his proposal in 2015. (LA Times)
I have never used those terms. I worked with a woman who is Hatian. Someone called her African-American one time and she let loose on him. Not only does it connote otherness, as stated above, dumb people use it as a blanket term on all people of color. Most of the black people I know prefer to be called black. The only people offended by it are the white virtue signalers. Move on.
Sean Kelly would be your first cousin twice removed. If he and you grandfather were first cousins, then your father was his first cousin once removed and your would be his first cousin twice removed.
Bill, we certainly wish you a speedy recovery. Feel better soon.
I don't know about anybody else, but I am always curious which of the "things to know" people actually click to read. So on a day like today, with all these links, which might be the most popular?
Finally, fun fact: the location where Gov DeSantis made his remarks defending the transport of the migrants (Niceville, FL, at Northwest Florida State College [where I work] - he was here announcing a grant to expand CDL training across the state) and the Chick-fil-a averted carjacking are only 12 miles apart. No comment... just a lot going on in the small towns of the Florida Panhandle.
We wish you a speedy recovery. I had a political science teacher who believed in what he called "the shoe pinch theory"--when your shoe pinches, you will do something about it. I thought of that theory in reference to both the railroad situation where they almost shut down the country, and those who are illegally entering the country being transported to parts of the country that have not seen the same impact as places close the border.
Probably can’t but the Grizzly Bear outfit on Amazon or Ebay
The tens of thousands of The Queen's bees have been told of her death. John Chapple, the 79-year-old official Palace beekeeper, placed black ribbons around the hives, He also explained that King Charles III is now their new master, and that he will be good to them. “You knock on each hive and say, ‘The mistress is dead, but don’t you go. Your master will be a good master to you.’”
The centuries-old tradition of “telling the bees” comes from a superstition that if bees are not informed of their master’s death, they will stop producing honey or die or leave. It is believed the custom has Celtic roots, and continues through folklore in England, Wales, Ireland, Switzerland, The Netherlands, France, Germany, and parts of the United States.
Bees are also informed about births and marriages. I am fascinated by this. How sweet it is!
https://www.beeculture.com/telling-the-bees
Sharon, that post was “the bee’s knees”.
I love that tradition. I read about it years ago and thought it was one of those traditions that should never be lost.
The queue for viewing the Queen's casket has been temporarily closed for at least 6 hours because its capacity has been reached, there was a 14 hour wait.
I'm hitting the like button on the field of tulips photo.
I'm not making a political comment, but does it seem like justice when Mark Chapman remains in prison ( which he should) while John Hinckley Jr has been released with no further court restrictions?
Agree!
I met my wife at 312 Riverside Dr.
**I think.
Was Jimmy Hoffa there, calling for help?
Rest, Rest and Rest! I hope you feel well soon!
Regarding Florida and Texas flying and busing migrants out of state and dumping them, you said:
"I understand why Texas and Florida are doing this"
I can't decide who is worse, you or the governors who concocted this inhumane policy.
I can totally understand why they are doing it- to shift the narrative from abortion, where they lose, to a porous borders/we're all in danger story, where they do better. Understanding doesn't mean agreeing, fyi.
Understand - To know and be tolerant or sympathetic toward.
American Heritage Dictionary.
You skipped the first 2 definitions of "understand" in American Heritage to get to the 3rd ranked one. (Higher ranked context example than what you selected, which is what I used the word for: "We understand what they're saying; we just disagree with it.")
Here's the full link. My intended meanings are listed first, especially "b." (Yours was "c.")
https://ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=understand
a. To become aware of the nature and significance of; know or comprehend: She understands the difficulty involved.
b. To become aware of the intended meaning of (a person or remark, for example): We understand what they're saying; we just disagree with it. When he began describing his eccentric theories, we could no longer understand him.
c. To know and be tolerant or sympathetic toward: hoped that they would understand my complaint.
Understand- the ability to understand something; comprehension.
Oxford Languages.
Being understanding of something (your definition) and being able to understand something are different, Rod.
What Kevin said, below. I am certainly not agreeing with the policy. I am saying I understand what they are trying to do from a tactical/political perspective - fire up their base, etc. But I wrote this all with a fever, coughing up a lung from Covid and trying to keep up the string of not missing a newsletter, so maybe my language could have been more precise.
How is this different from the White House flying migrants to various cities in the middle of the night?
Huh?
The White House has been flying immigrants to red states in the middle of the night.
Specifics? We’re they tricked? Did they fly them from TX to FL and then tell them lies about where they were headed?
Who knows and who cares. The problem is they were encouraged to come here illegally. The boarder states are overwhelmed with them with no plan from the federal government. The
few that are being relocated are being relocated to sanctuary cities. Doesn’t that designation mean they want illegal immigrants there? Maybe now the federal government will devise a plan for them.
Deflect off of the childish and uncaring behavior of desantis and Abbott if you want.
It’s all politics and finger pointing. That’s the only point in their actions and your comments, not improving things. Just like trumps wall….the money spent on that could have been better spent improving immigration than yet another political publicity stunt to fire up a base. And it apparently worked on you.
Nothing I can say will alter your mindset so this convo is pointless.
Seems a little like an ACME/ Wile E. Coyote (Super Genius) equipment test. I guess if the grizzly comes at you with a cricket bat or a 2x4 you're all set, which is nice.
Check out the album by John Wayne titled America, Why I Love Her. It came out in the late 60's maybe early 70's and while the entire album is great, there's a track on it about the hyphenated American. If you have a bit of time to check it out, it's worth the time invested.
https://www.flashlyrics.com/lyrics/john-wayne/the-hyphen-11
At bottom of screen are options for other lyrics, and you tube has the tracks.
That grizzly bear suit looks like a Star Wars storm trooper. YIKES!! Although it pretty much shows the suit can survive hard blows and long bumpy falls (not sure about the person inside it!) , can a bear’s bite penetrate it?
Interesting things to know. That Grizzly suit was ridiculous. Did the inventor even survive testing it out?
• A Los Angeles Times copy editor passed away after a brief and sudden illness at age 65. Henry Fuhrmann was a "self-described word nerd," and he’s remembered for his one-man campaign to remove the use of "hyphenated Americans" from newspaper copy, arguing that referring to someone in a story as an "African-American" or "Asian-American" (Fuhrmann was Asian) "connote[s] an otherness, a sense that people of color are somehow not full citizens or fully American.” He prevailed when the Associated Press stylebook adopted his proposal in 2015. (LA Times)
I have never used those terms. I worked with a woman who is Hatian. Someone called her African-American one time and she let loose on him. Not only does it connote otherness, as stated above, dumb people use it as a blanket term on all people of color. Most of the black people I know prefer to be called black. The only people offended by it are the white virtue signalers. Move on.
Sean Kelly would be your first cousin twice removed. If he and you grandfather were first cousins, then your father was his first cousin once removed and your would be his first cousin twice removed.
Bill, we certainly wish you a speedy recovery. Feel better soon.
I don't know about anybody else, but I am always curious which of the "things to know" people actually click to read. So on a day like today, with all these links, which might be the most popular?
Finally, fun fact: the location where Gov DeSantis made his remarks defending the transport of the migrants (Niceville, FL, at Northwest Florida State College [where I work] - he was here announcing a grant to expand CDL training across the state) and the Chick-fil-a averted carjacking are only 12 miles apart. No comment... just a lot going on in the small towns of the Florida Panhandle.
We wish you a speedy recovery. I had a political science teacher who believed in what he called "the shoe pinch theory"--when your shoe pinches, you will do something about it. I thought of that theory in reference to both the railroad situation where they almost shut down the country, and those who are illegally entering the country being transported to parts of the country that have not seen the same impact as places close the border.